Pierre Maechler

Pierre Maechler graduated in biology in 1986 and joined a pharma company working on lipid disorders. From studies in this company, he obtained his PhD in 1993 on the mechanisms leading to diabetes-associated hypercholesterolemia.

In 1995, he moved back to academia and uncovered the role of glutamate in the control of insulin secretion by the pancreatic beta-cells.

Since 2006, he is Professor in energy metabolism at the University of Geneva, investigating the role of mitochondria in metabolic disorders. Over the years, his research group made substantial contributions in our comprehension of the role of metabolic pathways in metabolism-secretion coupling and related dysfunctions leading to diabetes.